Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Roann, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Roann who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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